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Local artist Leah Barclay has travelled the world to record the sounds of precious rivers and the communities that live on their banks. The result is the interactive art installation 'Sound Mirrors' ......

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In a career spanning nearly 50 years, has cemented himself as a champion of American film and theatre music. As conductor and collaborator, he has worked with the biggest names of the industry: Leonard Bernstein, Madonna, Karlheinz Stockhausen. Next month, Mauceri will appear alongside ...

The British cathedral choral tradition is celebrated for its rich harmonies and delicate melodies. Sustained by mainly Anglican cathedral choirs and college chapels, its a tradition thats constantly being renewed as well discover with new albums with living British composers who have made ...

Ben Frost grew up in the west Victorian country town of Hamilton, but he's developed a career a long way from home in Iceland. There's nothing special about his uprooting to the opposite side of the world, many young Australians do likewise. After completing a degree in Media Arts at the Royal ...

Few contemporary composers can elicit the sort of emotion Ludovico Einaudi does through his music. In a career spanning 35 years, he has composed scores for film and television, topped classical music charts and sold out concert halls throughout the world. This month he&apos;s returned to ...

, composer, essayist and painter and was assistant to Benjamin Britten. He discusses a new collection of writings by him and about him: , which also includes reflections on Matthews' own music by his longtime friend Peter Sculthorpe....